Legal Opinion
Turner v. Rector
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 23, 1975No. 47536PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Justice:
The issue presented in this appeal concerns what, if any, duty is owed a tenant by his landlord to protect the tenant from potential danger created by the natural accumulation of ice and snow on common walkway of an apartment complex.
Appellant, plaintiff below, brought this action to recover for personal injuries he sustained on December 13, 1972, when he fell on ice and snow which had naturally accumulated in front of his apartment. Appellee, defendant below, owned the Oklahoma City apartment complex.
The trial court sustained defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s petition and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Buck v. Del City Apartments, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Beatty v. DixonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
- Pruitt v. TimmeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1959
- Jackson v. LandSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1964
- Hallett v. Furr's, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Scott v. Archon Group, L.P.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
- Krokowski v. Henderson National Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
- Holman by and Through Holman v. WheelerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Dover v. W.H. Braum, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Dale v. City of YukonCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1980
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